Monday, April 20, 2015

A journalistic investigation reveals that at least 16 people were killed by federal police on January 6, in Apatzingán Michoacán

This truck carried 6 young lemon pickers, in the video you can see that one young man was suffering and alive, police would not allow medical assistance for the wounded -click to enlarge

"One of the autodefensa fell to his knees and was kneeling with hands folded at the nape of his neck; He told them that they had no weapons and pleaded with the Feds not to shoot , but loud shots rang out and he fell dead from three bullets.”

A journalistic
investigation reveals that at least 16 unarmed people were killed by federal police on
January 6, in Apatzingán Michoacán

Members of
the autodefensa forces of Michoacán were killed in Apatzingan on January 6 by
elements of the Federal Police. Their
deaths were not because of the "cross-fire", as had been assured by former Michoacán
security commissioner, Alfredo Castillo. This was revealed in a report supported by 50
interviews, death certificates, and audio recordings in an investigation by Mexican journalist
Laura Castellanos.

The attack was not only against
men, but women and children as well.

One of the witnesses to
the attack said that his companions were unarmed when they were attacked by the
police, who had been ordered them to raise their hands and kneel.

"We were in a
state of confusion and heard nothing else after we heard the officers say, "kill those dogs, kill them all!"

Castellanos says,
federal elements left the wounded to bleed without calling for help for over an
hour. If an ambulance had been
dispatched to transfer the victims for medical care, there would have been fewer
fatalities, the hospital was less than a half mile from the scene.

The report indicates
that the director of the hospital, Carlos Torres Vega, explained that the
authorities blocked the transfer of the wounded.

"The Feds prevented the transfer of the boys, even though they were not being detained".

(The 16 minute video below has important and detailed information. Vato is translating the narrative. At bottom of this post is information about the website attack of Aristegui News after the publishing of this report)

More than three months after
the events, the National Safety Commission announced this past Saturday that there will be an
investigation into Apatzingán, following anonymously receiving,

"a video
which we can infer alleged acts of excessive use of force or abuse of authority, by members of the Federal Police, in the town of Apatzingán".

The Commission reported
that notice was given to the Attorney
General's Office (PGR) and the unit of Internal Affairs of the Federal Police
to initiate investigations and "define or determine any responsibility against public servants."

However,
it does not mention the date of this occurring.

The incident occurred
on January 6 and the victims were members of a autodefensa (self-defense) group
that aimed to stop the leader of the cartel of the Caballeros Templarios,
(KnightsTemplar), Servando Gómez, alias
"Tuta", who was subsequently arrested on 27 February.

According to the
investigation, the victims were protesting the dissolution of the group ordered
by Alfredo Castillo, who was then Commissioner for safety and the Integral
Development of Michoacán. They also asked for compensation for their
services in the search for "La Tuta".

About the shooting, Castillo said; "almost all people could have been
executed by their own comrades, that is, by a matter of cross-fire, and there are
only two people who both received impacts wounds from Federal Police but they also
received impacts from the civil group". (meaning the two could have been
killed by either the federal police or the unarmed AD who had only
sticks and pipes in their vehicles)

"It is impossible
to determine which of those bullets killed them, (this is the _____ who was able
to determine Hipolito’s son Manuel’s weapon caused most of the killings in the
December shootout)

But the evidence will make
clear that the both vehicles and bodies
both have bullet impacts in the front
and in the back, and the Federal Police
would not have shot these people in the back.”

“There is no evidence of that. ."He
added.

Two weeks after the shooting
occurred in Apatzingán, Castillo left his office, while the local control of
the Federal Police, was with Fausto Arenas.

After publishing the report, journalist Laura Castellanos said she has been harassed and threatened, so she is now under the
accompaniment of the organization, Article 19, which defends Journalists.

A day after the fact,
on January 7, a witness said that three people unarmed and with their hands on
the nape of the neck were executed by federal forces.

"One of the autodefensa fell to his knees and was
kneeling with hands in the nape of the neck; He said that they had no weapons
and pleaded with the Feds that they not
shoot, but loud shots rang out and he
fell dead from three bullets.”

It
should be noted that after the publication of this video and report, Aristegui News came under internet attack. From
Saturday the news site experienced multiple DDoS attacks.

A denial-of-service
(DoS) or distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack is an attempt to make a
machine or network resource unavailable to its intended users. A DoS attack
generally consists of efforts to temporarily or indefinitely interrupt or
suspend services of a host connected to the Internet.

The
attacks came just a day after Aristegui News, along with Proceso and Univision
, jointly published the report about the January 6th attack on
unarmed citizens by federal police.

41 comments:

The good, the bad, the ugly. Alfred Castillo in more then these 16 murders. He is park of the cartel and should be investigated as such. He is the one who slowed and blocked the hunt for La Tuta. He is the one who justified massacres. Now he is the one who needs to be judged, investigated and property purchases and investments delved into. Castillo is the Devil's advocate too and needs to be treated as such. There cannot be immunity for traitors to the Mexican people like himself. He needs to be held responsible, charged, tried and imprisoned for the remainder of his natural life.

You can tell the guns and everything were planted. Look at the magazines there are three on the floor right next to each other. Smh how can officers do this to the people. The Mexican government is killing its own people. The officers might not have to face any jail time but when they die they'll be begging God for forgiveness.

That's the first thing I noticed when I first saw the pics the way that the magazines look is unnatural you can see that they have been placed there. Im in the middle of a firefight the first thing I need to do is line all my spare ammo and clips up in a nice neat fashion yeah right.

This is the real mexico justice kill inpcent people or plant false evience tp put good people in jail they have lot of blpod in their jhands i think satan iwaiting for them is horrible how that people was murdered

Just another normal day in Mexico. Failed country with a failed government, full failed people. Nothing has changed in 200 years, don't expect anything to change unless the US rolls the tanks and military and sets up a new government

THE US DOESNT WANT TO "ROLL TANKS AND MILITARY AND SET UP A NEW GOV" give me a break! They love Mexico the way it is. They are making all sorts of back door deals with Pena Nieto and el PRI. USA don't care about some poor campesinos. IF THERE WAS EVER A THREAT OF A COUP/REVOLUTION IN MEX THE USA WOULD SEND IN THE CAVALRY TO ENSURE THE PRI STAY IN POWER. OPEN YOUR EYES! The Mexicans are the only ones who can change their country. The poor are powerless and even weaker when unorganized, scared, and unmotivated.

Doug is right. If there wasn't a market, there would be no turf wars. It's funny how people make a big deal about blood diamonds from Africa and then snort up cocaine at parties. It's the exact same situation.

I love how White Americans so called patriots/racist. Spit all over Mexico's name,image,history. Yet you know nothing about Mexico it's people & this so called (fake) war on drugs. Mexican's have been fighting to over throw these rich/corrupt/gov/which is US backed for over 400yrs. Yes it's true Farmers in the storied “Golden Triangle” region of Mexico’s Sinaloa/Durango/? state, which has produced the country’s most notorious gangsters and biggest marijuana harvests, say they are no longer planting the crop. Its wholesale price has collapsed in the past five years, from $100 per kilogram to less than $25. But who gave Mexico permission to grow poppy's Fields (heroin) the US govt in ww1or2 the US needed heroin to drug their wounded soldiers so they could keep fighting & stay drugged and stupid. It's funny how Mexicans have been fighting to change their country for over 400yrs yet here in the US Americans are just starting to wake up out of their day dream to realize they are being F'd in the ass by the rich & the government.

January 6th is a holy day, El Dia seiz! As some call it! May their souls rest in peace! And for those that committed the atrocities may your conscience be a reminder till the day you die! Sleepless nights and nightmares is a horrible way to live!

As sad as it is to say....For this reason, people protect and glorify cartels and their members. They're the only chance against the government. Cartels are the only ones with the money and firepower to battle corrupt officials. Sad but true.

Hey you servants of the devil. I wouldn't want to be you, ever. No matter what nation you inhabit, what uniform you wear, your services to satan are recorded and will be hung around your necks on judgement day.

Violence, corruption and a general lack of respect have become a trademark of Mexico. I am disgusted by the actions of this very broken nation. If Mexicans want to know who is at fault just look in the mirror.